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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

4,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 248

Hard Roads Ahead. Thanksgiving Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 6

"We must beware lest we under-estimate the strength of the enemy or lull ourselves into a false hope—the real foe has yet to be met," said Archdeacon H.S. Begbie, at…

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Road Accidents. Toll at Week-end. Boy Loses Leg

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 5

George Ralston, aged 12, of Darling Street, Balmain, had his left leg amputated after he had been crushed against a shop window by…

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Midland Railway of W.A. LONDON, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 5

Net profit of the Midland Railway Co. of Western Australia, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, is £1,501, after payment of debenture interest of £33,995. With…

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Holiday May Be Showery Petrol Ration Checks Motor Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 5

Cloudy conditions, with occasional showers at first, but later becoming finer, is forecast for today's public holiday -- Anniversary Day--by the State Meteorologist…

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Stop Press 'Phone: M2406. Newcastle 472 Toowoomba Train Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.--Late tonight the condition of Leslie Hobson, guard on the train wrecked last night near Toowoomba, and…

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British troops will take this road in Eritrea

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 6

A FEW years ago I was in Kassala, capital of the province of the same name in the…

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Victims Of Train Wreck Wait 3½ Hours For Aid BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Five of the 12 people injured when the Thallon mail train crashed into a landslide last night were pinned in the wreckage for five hours. The train was wrecked at 11 o'clock in a tunnel five…

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Queensland Train Wrecked by Landslide — Chinese New Year Celebration — Carnival at Freshwater

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 10

A breakdown gang at work on wrecked carriages after the Thallon mail tra[?] had crashed into loose rock from a landslide between two tunnels ne[?] Toowoomba, Queensland, yesterday. Twelve people were injured when [?] carriage was telescoped…

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Home News. [?]ensland Railway Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

Twelve people were injured—-one itally—when the Thallon mail train [?]shed into a landslide of rocks and [?]th, seven miles from Toowoomba…

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George's River Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 6

In his annual report to the Sutherland Shiore Council, the tollmaster of the George's River Bridge, Mr. F. Stratford stated that last year's traffic and revenue…

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Road Needs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

Attention to the Rouse Hill-Annan-grove-road was urged by the Annan-grove Fruitgrowers' Association. The matter was referred to the engineer (Mr…

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Bettington-road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

The shire clerk (Mr. H. C. Hain) reported that, in response to an invitation from the president of Oatlands Golf Club, he had, with the president and…

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New Alignment for Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

Accepting the advice of its consulting engineer (Mr. N. R. M. Craigie) Ermington-Rydalmere Council last night decided to…

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Motorist Fined

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

Asher Lawrence Lavender (33) was fined £3 at the Parramatta Police Court last Wednesday for having driven a motor-car in Parramatta Park on…

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A.W.O. Sandy Hollow-markyvale Railway Tunnel Tragedy Organiser Breen's Report

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 14

People in the North last week were shocked by the tragedy that occurred on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale line, which is under construction, and whose…

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Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Royal Packet Nav. Motor Ship. Sailed Sydney. Royal Packet Navigation Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 3

S Shippers, 350 sks flour (8 tons), 275 sks flour (6 tons) S Shippers, 50 sks flour (1 ton) S Shippers, 250 sks flour (6 tons), 1…

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Holroyd Road Works

The Broadcaster · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

A list of proposed read works for Holroyd Municipality, prepared by the engineer, was received by Holroyd Council on Tuesday night. It provides for…

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Bell's Line Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

Recent reports received by the N.R.M.A. regarding the Bell's Line Road from Mount Victoria through to Kurrajong Heights indicate that…

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Bridge Final for Challenge Cup

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 40

The final play in the eighth annual bridge contest for David Jones's Challenge Cup will commence at 7.30 to-morrow night, at David Jones's…

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low Level in Road Accidents (Issued by the Road safety Council of New South Wales)

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays…

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